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Working Papers

2013

1. Homeownership and Entrepreneurship: The Role of Commitment and Mortgage Debt
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)

2012

2. Does Self-Employment Measure Entrepreneurship? Evidence from Great Britain
   SERC Discussion Papers, Spatial Economics Research Centre, LSE View citations (1)
3. Homeownerhip and Entrepreneurship
   SERC Discussion Papers, Spatial Economics Research Centre, LSE View citations (1)

2011

4. Everybody Needs Good Neighbours? Evidence from Students' Outcomes in England
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)

2010

5. Do Neighbours Affect Teenage Outcomes? Evidence from Neighbourhood Changes in England
   SERC Discussion Papers, Spatial Economics Research Centre, LSE View citations (1)

2009

6. Faith Primary Schools: Better Schools or Better Pupils?
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Labor Economics (2011)
7. School Quality, Child Wellbeing and Parents Satisfaction
   CEE Discussion Papers, Centre for the Economics of Education, LSE View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article in Economics of Education Review (2011)
8. Some Remarks on the Effectiveness of Primary Education Interventions
   IZA Policy Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
9. Targeting Non-Cognitive Skills to Improve Cognitive Outcomes: Evidence from a Remedial Education Intervention
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations (6)
10. The Good, the Bad and the Average: Evidence on the Scale and Nature of Ability Peer Effects in Schools
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (13)
11. Valuing School Quality Using Boundary Discontinuities
    SERC Discussion Papers, Spatial Economics Research Centre, LSE View citations (9)

2007

12. Urban Density and Pupil Attainment
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Urban Economics (2008)

2006

13. Aimhigher: excellence challenge: a policy evaluation using the labour force survey
    Open Access publications from University College London, University College London View citations (3)
14. Choice, Competition and Pupil Achievement
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of the European Economic Association (2008)
15. New Technology in Schools: Is There a Payoff?
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article in Economic Journal (2007)
16. The Jack-of-All-Trades Entrepreneur: Innate Talent or Acquired Skill?
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article in Economics Letters (2007)
17. Why So Many Local Entrepreneurs?
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (19)
    Also in Working Papers, CEMFI (2005) View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article in The Review of Economics and Statistics (2007)

Undated

18. Not Only Nokia
    Working Papers, IGIER (Innocenzo Gasparini Institute for Economic Research), Bocconi University View citations (6)

Journal Articles

2012

1. The Good, the Bad, and the Average: Evidence on Ability Peer Effects in Schools
   Journal of Labor Economics, 2012, 30, (2), 367 - 414 View citations (5)

2011

2. Faith Primary Schools: Better Schools or Better Pupils?
   Journal of Labor Economics, 2011, 29, (3), 589 - 635 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper (2009)
3. School quality, child wellbeing and parents' satisfaction
   Economics of Education Review, 2011, 30, (2), 312-331 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper (2009)

2008

4. Choice, Competition, and Pupil Achievement
   Journal of the European Economic Association, 2008, 6, (4), 912-947 View citations (14)
   See also Working Paper (2006)
5. Urban density and pupil attainment
   Journal of Urban Economics, 2008, 63, (2), 631-650 View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper (2007)

2007

6. New Technology in Schools: Is There a Payoff?
   Economic Journal, 2007, 117, (522), 1145-1167 View citations (7)
   See also Working Paper (2006)
7. The Jack-of-All-Trades entrepreneur: Innate talent or acquired skill?
   Economics Letters, 2007, 97, (2), 118-123 View citations (31)
   See also Working Paper (2006)
8. Why So Many Local Entrepreneurs?
   The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2007, 89, (4), 615-633 View citations (29)
   See also Working Paper (2006)

2004

9. Not only Nokia: what Finland tells us about "new economy" growth
   Economic Policy, 2004, 19, (38), 117-163 View citations (16)